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Core 1..180 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 17.25) House of Commons Debates VOLUME 148 Ï NUMBER 233 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 42nd PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, November 9, 2017 Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 15177 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, November 9, 2017 The House met at 10 a.m. personal greetings to all MPs today and especially to all of the veterans whom we have the collective honour and duty to represent as I say just a few words on behalf of Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs. Prayer Across this country, millions of Canadians will soon be paying heartfelt tribute to veterans, Canadian Armed Forces members, and all the brave women and men who made the ultimate sacrifice in ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS defence of Canada over our nation's lifetime. Ï (1005) [Translation] [Translation] We understand that our freedom, our prosperity, and the 2016-17 DEPARTMENTAL RESULTS opportunities available to all our children are possible because of Hon. Scott Brison (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.): Mr. their sacrifices and achievements. Speaker, on behalf of 84 departments and agencies, I have the [English] honour to present, in both official languages, the departmental results reports for the 2016-17 fiscal year. One of the ways Canadians recognize this is by wearing the red poppy in remembrance of those who fell in service. Another is by *** participating in commemorative events that will be taking place from [English] coast to coast to coast. Canadians are also visiting the Remember Them website and engaging in social media with the #canadar- GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS emembers. Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Some of us have had the incredibly moving experience of Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to walking close to the footsteps of those who fought and those who table, in both official languages, the government's response to four died to preserve our rights and freedoms and our open, inclusive, petitions. generous, democratic Canadian way of life. It hits us powerfully when we walk up Vimy Ridge and touch that soaring monument or *** travel to Hill 70 or into the town of Ypres and under the arches of the JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF CORRUPT FOREIGN Menin Gate amidst all the names inscribed there of young Canadians OFFICIALS REGULATIONS who passed that way en route to Passchendaele 100 years ago. Mr. Omar Alghabra (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister A few miles away but a generation later there were bitter losses for of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), Lib.): Mr. Speaker, pursuant Canadians at Dieppe, 75 years ago in August 1942, and then our to section 5 of the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials triumphant return to that same town two years later after the landings Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), I have the honour to table, in both at Juno Beach and on our way to liberate Holland. official languages, copies of the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Regulations, which were made on November 2, On the other side of the world, what Canadian can stand without 2017, and for referral to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs huge emotion at the top of the steep hill that forms Sai Wan War and International Development. Cemetery in Hong Kong, and look down to the South China Sea across the rows of white headstones bedecked with red Maple Leaf *** flags? The same emotion overtakes Canadians at the Canadian REMEMBRANCE DAY Korean War Memorial Garden just below the hills northeast of Kapyong-gun in Korea. More recently, we can trace the footsteps of Hon. Ralph Goodale (Minister of Public Safety and Emer- brave Canadians through Kosovo and Afghanistan, and more than gency Preparedness, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, as members know, the 50 other international missions since Korea, right up to today. Minister of Veterans Affairs was taken ill this past week, and he deeply regrets not being able to be in the House today for the solemn Skill, strength, courage, valour, selflessness, love of country, moments of remembrance that are a characteristic of our Parliament loyalty to comrades, faithfulness, service, sacrifice, these are the every year at this time. The minister asked me to extend his warmest qualities that Canadians in uniform have epitomized. 15178 COMMONS DEBATES November 9, 2017 Routine Proceedings [Translation] [Translation] This year, we especially remember the Canadian Corps deployed to Europe in 1917. They faced unimaginable hardships and incurred Most importantly, join the country for two minutes of silence at 11 tens of thousands of losses on the western front, but emerged as an o’clock on November 11th to honour the memory of all who have elite force, victorious where others failed. served. Ï (1010) [English] [English] Tomorrow, November 10, marks the 100th anniversary of the end On Remembrance Day, I will be in the hockey arena in Regina of the Battle of Passchendaele. In the ceremony of remembrance in with the Royal Canadian Legion. The stands will be filled. Soldiers, Belgium, a torchlight procession will go from the Canadian sailors, air personnel, cadets, Mounties, other police and peace Memorial to the Passchendaele church. officers, and community groups will march in formation, the bands will play, speeches will be given, prayers will be offered, wreaths [Translation] will be laid, and the Act of Remembrance will be performed. Then, Our colleague, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of at the end, the veterans will parade across the arena floor, some in Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, is there wheelchairs, some with canes, some on their own. now. Ï (1015) [English] The Minister of National Defence will be there tomorrow with a The entire place will rise, and the applause will be loud and long, Canadian Armed Forces contingent from the same units as fought in following their every step, saying “Thank you” to real-life heroes, that horrific battle, regimental representatives, the RCMP, actual and also to those who did not come home. veterans, youth, indigenous people, and the band of the Royal 22nd Regiment, the famous Van Doos. Canadian pride. [Translation] They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. Our government is committed to honouring and commemorating At the going down of the sun and in the morning our men and women in uniform from every era and every generation. We will remember them. [English] [Translation] That is why we were all very proud to sponsor the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, for injured, ill, and wounded military members Canada remembers. and veterans. Prince Harry was there, the Prime Minister, the former president and vice-president of the United States, the incumbent first [English] lady, and thousands of Canadians in the stands to cheer on the vets. These games demonstrated how far the dedication of these wounded warriors truly goes. Yes, they gained something from the Lest we forget. camaraderie and competition of the games, but we all gained so Mr. Phil McColeman (Brantford—Brant, CPC): Mr. Speaker, much more from their inspiration: to persevere in the face of on this, Canada's 150th year as a nation, I rise to honour the men and daunting obstacles. Honouring our women and men in uniform is a women who have served our country in uniform, past and present. privilege. During Veterans Week and on Remembrance Day, all Canadians are [Translation] called to express our gratitude and thanks to those who have answered the call of duty to preserve our freedom, human rights, We encourage all Canadians to remember and to express gratitude democracy, and rule of law. Their sacrifices have secured and and appreciation for veterans, the fallen and those who continue to preserved our way of life. serve. [English] We stand on the shoulders of the brave, loyal, courageous, and We should think of Canada's veterans and all those who gave their heroic men and women who have served in Canada's military. lives in service. Think of the current members of the Canadian Selflessly, around the world, in World War I, World War II, South Armed Forces across this country and around the world. Think of Africa, Korea, Rwanda, Bosnia, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and men and women from every region of our country, every walk of in peacekeeping missions, Canadian men and women have bravely life, every ethnic, cultural, and religious background, from first stood their ground with uncommon courage. nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, francophones, and anglo- phones. We should think of all those who have put service before One hundred years ago, our nation found itself on the battlefields self and thank a veteran or a Canadian Armed Forces member when of the Great War at Ypres, the Somme, Passchendaele, Amiens, and we see them, ask about their stories, and listen carefully to what they Vimy. Our rock-ribbed, steadfast, determined, and brave troops have to say. showed the world what Canada was made of. November 9, 2017 COMMONS DEBATES 15179 Routine Proceedings George Harold, or Harry, Baker, member of Parliament for the But no words are enough for what you went through. riding of Brome, in Quebec, was one of them. Harry was one of 50 There is one promise I can give, The oath that I shall never break for as long as I live, members of Parliament and senators who enlisted to serve in the I will remember that we owe all to you, Great War, and Harry was the only one killed. He died in action at A person, a people, I never knew.
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